| DIY audio gear vs. visual gear [message #90260] |
Mon, 06 May 2019 22:25  |
Augustus
Messages: 47
Registered: April 2019
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DIYers, have you ever noticed that it's tougher to repair and upgrade visual equipment on your own than it is audio equipment? If you want a better audio setup you can always upgrade your speakers, add a soundbar, or reposition the speakers you already own to best work with the acoustics in that room. Turntables, speakers, and radios can all be repaired at home. However, if something goes wrong with your television, you pretty much have to send it off to the manufacturer or buy another one. Why is it so much tougher to work on visual equipment at home?
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| Re: DIY audio gear vs. visual gear [message #90267 is a reply to message #90260] |
Tue, 07 May 2019 10:23  |
Rusty
Messages: 1414
Registered: May 2018
Location: Kansas City Missouri
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When my lcd tv went haywire a few years back, I thought that was all she wrote. Looking online I saw quite a few video's about the power supply caps going bad, exhibiting a bulging in the top of the cap. I thought, I can replace those. But, none looked bad. I found a local source that worked on these tv's as it turned out one of the IC chips had gone bad. This thing had a multitude of tiny solder leads that was beyond my capability. Turned out I got it fixed for a little over a c-note. Better than spending a half a grand or more for a new tv. Then the volume control went crazy, going up or down all the way all by itself. Once again, looking online I found what was an easy fix. Simply disconnecting a wire that enabled the volume button on the side of the tv. Nobody gets up to use the manual volume button, so, no big deal and keeping me from spending big bucks again. Thus, it can be done to some degree. Just check your local resources and youtube.
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| Re: DIY audio gear vs. visual gear [message #99246 is a reply to message #90286] |
Mon, 23 February 2026 23:40 |
Hank
Messages: 19
Registered: December 2025
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Rusty wrote on Sat, 11 May 2019 09:42Everything I've been reading here about smart tv's is that it's smart to stay away from the bloomin' things.
This is the exact reason I have not been convinced to own a smart TV because I can't deal with having electronics that I can't attempt to repair when anything goes wrong.
The LG TV that I used to watching movies and also playing games when I have the opportunity have gone bad a couple of times, and I had to repair it with some quick tips from YouTube videos. The local store where I got it have sent couple of mails advertising their smart TVs, but with what I've read about how difficult it is to repair one once it goes bad, I don't see myself taking such risk.
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